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Gordon v. Lance, 403 U.S. 1 (1971)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Gordon v. Lance, 403 U.S. 1 (1971)
Gordon v. Lance No. 96 Argued January 18, 1971 Decided June 7, 1971 403 U.S. 1
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS
OF WEST VIRGINIA
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West Virginia’s constitutional and statutory requirement that political subdivisions may not incur bonded indebtedness or increase tax rates beyond those established by the State Constitution without the approval of 60% of the voters in a referendum election does not discriminate against or authorize discrimination against any identifiable class, and does not violate the Equal Protection Clause or any other provision of the United States Constitution. Gray v. Sanders, 372 U.S. 368, and Cipriano v. City of Houma, 395 U.S. 701, distinguished. Pp. 4-8.
153 W.Va. 559, 170 S.E.2d 783, reversed. ,
BURGER, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BLACK, DOUGLAS, STEWART, WHITE, and BLACKMUN, JJ., joined. HARLAN, J., filed a statement concurring in the result, post, p. 8. BRENNAN and MARSHALL JJ., filed a dissenting statement, post, p. 8.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Gordon v. Lance, 403 U.S. 1 (1971) in 403 U.S. 1 403 U.S. 2. Original Sources, accessed May 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4RUS3RJIQYSNVEC.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Gordon v. Lance, 403 U.S. 1 (1971), in 403 U.S. 1, page 403 U.S. 2. Original Sources. 19 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4RUS3RJIQYSNVEC.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Gordon v. Lance, 403 U.S. 1 (1971). cited in 1971, 403 U.S. 1, pp.403 U.S. 2. Original Sources, retrieved 19 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4RUS3RJIQYSNVEC.
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